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MITHRA
ICONOGRAPHY IN IRAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
Artabanus II's reign (ca. 128- (Grenet, 2003, fig. 6). With the permission of the author
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of Soter Megas (ca. 80-100 of the 38-meter Buddha at Bâmiân. (Grenet, 2003, fig. 9). With
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